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How to Say ‘I just started driving my shift’ in Traditional Chinese

剛出車

gāng chū chē

[gāng chū chē]

💬 Usage Tip: 剛 (gāng) before a verb means "just": 我剛到 (wǒ gāng dào) "I just arrived". 出車 (chū chē) literally "take out the car" is how drivers say they've started working.

Phrase Breakdown

剛

gāng

[gāng]

just

Indicates something happened very recently.

Example

我剛到家。

I just got home.

出

chū

[chū]

to go out; to set out

To leave and go out; with 車, it means a driver starting a shift or taking the vehicle out for work.

Example

他每天早上六點出門。

He goes out every morning at six.

車

chē

[chē]

car

A road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor.

Example

他的車很好看。

His car looks nice.

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